Simon vs Oliveira

Who won Simon vs Oliveira?

Vinicius Oliveira beat Ricky Simon by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Vinicius Oliveira.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Simon vs Oliveira stats

Ricky Simon stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Vinicius Oliveira made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Ricky Simon's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Vinicius Oliveira marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ricky Simon's UFC record stood at 9-5-0, while Vinicius Oliveira's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Oliveira had a massive power advantage over Simon, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Simon's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Simon had a slight advantage over Oliveira, with a 20% submission rate over Oliveira's 10%.

Ricky Simon was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Oliveira had a height advantage of 3 inches over Simon. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Simon was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 65 to Oliveira's 41.

Simon vs Oliveira form

Simon had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mario Bautista at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Yadong Song at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jack Shore at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

He had defeated Brian Kelleher at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Simon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Oliveira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Simon vs Oliveira start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:00 PM UTC , which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Simon vs Oliveira?

Ricky Simon was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Vinicius Oliveira made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.